Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-20
DAKOTA COMBINATIONS.

DAKOTA COMBINATIONS.
DR.. l.. F. Siefendorf has received his
appointments as superintendent of health
of Brown county.
Judge Spencer heard the arguments
in the Brown county seat case last Mon
day evening. but declined to discuss the
case on motion made by Aberdeen at
torneys, so it will probably 20 to trial.
The two prisoners, EDMOND and
Powers, who escaped from the; United
States penitentiary at Sioux Falls were
recaptured twenty-five miles east Of
Sibley. To-, while en- route to Spirit Lake.
Rev. A.C McOauley, pastor OF the
Presbyterian church of ~Bridgewater, has
been accorded a vacation OF four weeks,
end together with his sister. Miss Anna.
has departed for jamestown, ID. T., to
visit friends.
Complaint comes from the Devils
Lake country that farmers have beer de-
ceived and swindled by the agent of q
Dakota insurance company. One in-
stance is reported where q note given for
premium wa raised from SO to 8
The most notable event OF the season
in B%ridgewater society circles was the
marriage OF Miss Emily M. Stearns to
Robert Pringle, ir., which took place
Thursday evening at the residence Of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. W.
Stearns.
A Tower Oily dispatch says that the
large barn Of Charles 8. Cooley neal that
place was burned Saturday. Loss So, 500,
with some i%psurance. The fire started
from the pipe Of a hired man who was
smoking near the barn contrary to
orders.
Another lot of graders reached Huron
Saturday from q point twenty-RY miles
southwest of Waterfowl, aud began on
the Manitoba just west of the Jim river.
where q FIJI of thirty feet is being made
between the river and where she Mani
toba CROSSES the Northwestern.
The erroneous Idea is somewhat preya-
lent that the north western part OF the ter
ritory beyond the Missouri river is all bad
lands. a visit to that part of the coun.
try will ,disabuse the minds, of such per.
sons. Some of the best country for agri-
cultural purposes in the territory is to
be found there.
Attorney General Templeton
ces that q v. Church has decided it is
not safe to organize the proposed coun-
ties of Pierce and Church, as the legisla-
ture failed to attach them to any judicial
subdivision, and the territory from
which they are created is now in two
judicial subdivisions.
The bad lands provide immense cat
tie ranges without the annoyance of eon-
fiiot between the gram grower and oat-
tie raisers 10 the farmers having his
crops destroyed by herds that break
away from control and involve the latter
ID damages, Immense train loads.of beef
cattle are now being shipped from these
ranges to the Chicago market.
Court sentences at Elk Point: Peter
Winters, burglary, fifteen years; SAM
uel Mitchell, assault with intent to kill,
four years John Hughes and Joe Dodd,
burglary, one year; Lorenzo Stephens,
grand larceny, six months. In the cases
OF Frank Phelps and Theodofe Rising,
for selling liquor, sentence was suspen-
Dan ann tho voHtsnr ~ E -
own recognizanee.
The Manitoba railroad has opened up
to habitation and communication with
the markets q vast amount OF good
country west of Devils Lake, including
the timber region OF the Turtle, noun
tains. With the survey OF these lands
and the prospect OF Commissioner
Sparks remaining in the general land
office only . li.tie more than q year
longer there will be o rush Of settlement
to that part OF the territory next spring.
Those having in charge the programme
for the apSroaohing local option cam-
paign have completed arrangements for
a number OF addresses by prominent
temperance speakers, to be delivered In
different parts OF the territory on the
dates named Mrs. Mary A. Wood
bridge. OF Chicago, will speak as follows:
At Ipswich, September 10Th; at Bowdle,
September 10th: at Roscoe. September
21st; at Faulkton, September 22nd; at
Woonsocket. September 23rd; at Mitoh-
ell. September 25th; at Kimball, Septem.
ber 18th; at Yankton, September 9th;
at Elk Point, September 18th; at
Madison. September asth; at De Smet,
September 30th; at Dell Rapids, October
LIST; and at Sioux Falls, October 2nd,
Hon. John b, Finch, OF Nebraska,
chairman Of the national prohibition
committee. will speak as follows: At
Madison, September Goth; at Huron,
September 21st; Of Mitchell, September
22nd, at Nit. Vernon, September 2S.d;
al Woonsocket, September 24sh; at Cal,.
ION. iseptember 26th; ct Siogx Falls,
September 9th; ct Yankton, September
I28th.
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